Saddle-bag.



M. E-. MEASE. SADDLE BAG.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 1,19l4.

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' Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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M. E. MEASE.

SADDLE BAG.

APPUCATION H'LED NOV. 7, 1914. 1,136,691 Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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SADDLE-BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Application filed November 7, 1914. Serial No. 870,821.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MONSEY E. MnAsn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sandy Level, in the county of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saddle- Bags, of which the following is a specification.

My invention resides in a novel saddlebag or bags hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which I have embodied one form in which the invention may be embodied, which has been selected by me for the purpose of illustrating the invention, and the said invention is fully disclosed in the following description and claims.

Referring to the said drawings,Figure 1 is an elevation of the single blank from which my improved saddle-bags are primarily constructed, and designed particularly to be made up into a plurality of receptacle cases, with a connecting strap between, although it may be used for other purposes. Fig. 2 is an end view of the complete saddle bags. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of the upper end of one of the bags and its closing flap. Fig. 1 is a detail perspective of the upper end of one of the bags, showing the manner in which the stop links are carried by the bag. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of one of the bags shown in partly opened position. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of one edge of one of the bags showing details of structure. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective of one of the bag hinged partitions. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective of one of the bag closing flaps. Fig. 9 is a detail perspective showing the method of folding one end of the blank to form one of the bags, the hinge portion being cut away for the purpose of clearness. Fig. 10 is a detail perspective of one of the bags.

The object of my invention is to provide saddle-bags adapted especially for use by rural physicians, and the like, to carry their medicines and so forth upon the back of a horse. It is to be understood, however, that the device may also'be employed in other capacities and relations in which its use will be advantageous or desirable.

A further object is to provide a device of this character in which the opening of the case will exhibit the entire contents to view, so that a desired bottle or other object may be selected without further search.

A still further object is to provide a practitioners saddle-bag which is constructed entirely, with the exception of the receptacle base frames and closing flaps, of a single piece of leather or the like.

In carrying out my invention I employ a with a slot 3 to form a strap 4 for connection with a riding saddle. This center strap has integral receptacle blanks at either end, which consist of back portions 5, provided with rear side portions 6, which are folded along the lines 7 to form the rear side portions of the receptacles. These side portions 6 are provided at one end with integral tabs 8 folded on the lines 9 to form the tops of the rear sides of the receptacles, and at the other end with tabs 10 folded on the lines 11 to form portions of the bottoms of the rear sides of the receptacles.

Bottom portions 12 are integrally connected with the backs 5 of the receptacles and are folded on the lines 13 to form the bottoms of the rear sides of the receptacles and these bottom portions are integral with body portions 14: which are folded along the lines 15 to constitute the fronts of the forward sides of the receptacles. These front body portions 14 are provided on their lateral edges with integral sides 16 which are folded along the lines 17 to provide the sides of the front portions of the receptacles, and the sides 16 are provided at one end with bottom portions 18 and are curved at their opposite ends and secured to the upper ends of the body portions 1 1- of the front sides of the receptacles preferably by stitching (not shown).

The above description relates solely to the saddle-bag blank and its integral casings and I will now describe the construction of the base frames I use in connection with said integral receptacles. 7

Each of the base frames for the rear sides of the receptacles comprises a back 19, a top 20, a bottom 21 and sides 22. A shelf 23 is also provided in each of the rear sides of the receptacles and the shelves 23 and the bottoms 21 are provided with vertical flanges 2%, which are adapted to prevent bottles 25 in the receptacles from moving and thereby obviate the liability of their breakage.

The tops 20 are bent back on themselves, 'as shown at 26 to inclose the exposed edges of the top tabs 8 and reinforce the same, and an integral strip 27 is passed around the side and bottom edges of each of the rear side base frames of the receptacles and are secured to the rear sides 6 and to the backwardly bent portions 26 of the tops 20, preferably by means of rivets 28. These strips 27 are also bent back on themselves to inclose and protect the outer edges of the sides 6.

Each of the base frames for the front sides of the receptacles is the same as the rear sides with the exception that their tops are curved as shown at 29 to neatly engage the rear sides of the receptacles, andthe strips 27 are omitted.

A partition plate 80 is pivotally connected at 31 to each of the front sides of the receptacles to separate the same into two compartments, and stop links 32 are connected to the receptacles at 33 and to each other at 84 to limit the extent of opening of the receptacles.

Closing flaps 35 are preferably secured to the center strap 2 by means of stitching and they are provided on their lateral edges with side tabs 36, and on their lower edges with one member 37 .of latches, the other member 38 of the latches being secured to the front body portion 14:.

It will be understood from the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, that the front sides of the receptacles fit in and are partly inclosed by the sides 6 of the rear of the receptacles and that the closing flaps 35 snugly inclose the upper 7 ends of the sides of said receptacles and prevent moisture, dust, horse hair and the like from entering the receptacles.

While I have selected one embodiment of my invention for the purpose of illustrating the same, I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as variations therein may be made ing flap for each of said receptacles secured to said center strap.

3. A saddle-bag comprising a center strap and a plurality of receptacle casings all formed of one integral piece of material, and receptacle frames each consisting of two sides provided in each of said casings, one side of each of said frames being partly inclosed by the casing of the opposite side.

4. A saddle-bag comprising a center strap and a plurality of receptacle casings all formed of one integral piece of material, and receptacle frames each consisting of two sides providedin each of said casings, one side of each of said frames being partly inclosed by the casing of the opposite side,

and a closing flap for each of said receptacles secured to said center strap.

5. A saddle-bag comprising a center strap and a plurality of receptacle casings all formed of one integral piece of material, receptacle frames each consisting of two sides provided in each of said casings, one side of each of said frames being partly inclosed by the casing of the opposite side when the re ceptacle frames each consisting of two sides and a plurality of receptacle casings all formed of a single piece of material, receptacle frames each consisting of two sides provided in each of said casings, the upper edges of the two sides of the frames of each receptacle being bent back on themselves to inclose the upper edges of the casings, and a binding strip extending around the side and bottom edges and inclosing the side edges of the frame of one side of each of the receptacles.

8. A saddle-bag cOmprising a center strap and a plurality of receptacle casings all formed of a single piece of material,recep tacle frames each consisting of two sides provided in each of said casings, the upper edges of the two sides of the frames of each receptacle being bent back on themselves to inclose the upper edges of the casings, and a binding strip extending around the side and bottom edges and inclosing the side edges of the frame of one side of each of the receptacles, the binding strips being connected at their upper ends to the backwardly bent portions of the frames. V

9. A saddle-bag comprising a center strap and a plurality of receptacle casings all formed of a single blank, each of the receptacle casings consisting of a back portion, sides bent up at right angles to said back portion to form the sides of the rear side of the casing, top tabs bent at right angles to said sides to form the top of said rear side and bottom tabs similarly bent to form a portion of the bottom of the rear side, a bottom piece bent upwardly at an angle to form the bottom of the rear side, a front portion bent at an angle to said bottom piece to form the front of the front side of the casing, and front sides bent at an angle to the front portion to form the sides of the front of the casing.

10. A saddle-bag comprising a center strap and a plurality of receptacle casings all formed of a single blank, each of the receptacle casings consisting of a back portion, sides bent up at right angles to said back portion to form the sides of the rear side of the casing, top tabs bent at right angles to said sides to form the top of said rear side and bottom tabs similarly bent to form a portion of the bottom of the rear side, a bottom piece bent upwardly at an angle to form the bottom of the rear side, a front portion bent at an angle to said bottom piece to form the front of the front side of the casing, front sides bent at an angle to the front portion to form the sides of the front of the casing, and a frame, one side of which is Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

